Sixteen blues bands will take the stage Aug. 6 at Clement Park for the Blue Star Blues Festival, an event to benefit an organization that helps provide music therapy to children with life-threatening illnesses.

South Jeffco resident Kimberly Kopp, widely known as the wife of Sen. Mike Kopp, died July 30 after a three-year struggle with cancer.

After initially being diagnosed in 2008 with cervical cancer, doctors declared Kopp cancer-free a year later. Celebration of her recovery was short-lived, however, as she was soon after diagnosed with another type of cancer, small-cell carcinoma of the perimetrium, a rare condition about which most doctors knew little, the senator said in a news release.

A recent remodel of the county Open Space building represents a step into sylvan tranquility and a move away from the land of cubicles.

The $35,000 aesthetic renovation, which was completed in early July, makes the building’s entrance and lobby more closely resemble a state park visitor center. Reclaimed wood forms rugged benches, and large wildlife photographs are prominently displayed on informational stands.

Sixteen Jeffco liquor providers were cited for providing alcohol to a minor in a recent large-scale sting operation, marking a significant increase in the percentage of stores cited over previous years.

Ten of the stores are in South Jeffco and include a mix of convenience stores, independent establishments and a grocery store.

As part of the yearly sting operation, underage sheriff’s cadets attempted to purchase beer without providing identification at 70 county businesses.

A group of Shadow Ridge neighborhood residents began mounting opposition last week to the proposed sale of Foothills Park & Recreation District land south of the residential development.

Commercial development of the land will decimate property values and ruin an otherwise scenic view from backyards, some residents contend. In addition, development would destroy a small ecosystem that is home to a prairie dog colony and is frequented by numerous birds of prey, they said.

The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission voted July 22 to subpoena former county administrator Jim Moore in its investigation of former county commissioner Kevin McCasky, a decision that could bring to light information suppressed by multiple lawsuit settlements.

A police impersonator who made a traffic stop on a young woman Monday afternoon in South Jeffco may be one of the two men suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in Aurora the day before, police say.

About 3:30 p.m. Monday, the impersonator pulled over a car in South Jeffco. Though the man was dressed in a uniform and drove what looked like a squad car, the young woman reportedly found the circumstances suspicious and did not leave her vehicle, as the impersonator told her to do.